Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy

November 28, 2012 |Compiled by Chronicle photo editors

Millions are without power, the East Coast is under water and the president has declared disasters in New York City and Long Island.

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After getting household supplies from a nearby distribution center, people walk home past burned out businesses in the Rockaway Park section of Queens November 14, 2012 in New York as the city recovers from the effects of super storm Sandy. Residents said the buildings on Rockaway Beach Boulevard caught fire the night of the storm.

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After getting household supplies from a nearby distribution center, people walk home past burned out businesses in the Rockaway Park section of Queens November 14, 2012 in New York as the city recovers from the effects of super storm Sandy. Residents said the buildings on Rockaway Beach Boulevard caught fire the night of the storm.